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青藜
青藜
Chinese
| green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.) | Chenopodium album | ||
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simp. and trad. (青藜) |
青 | 藜 | |
Noun
青藜 (classifiers 個／个 (gè), 跟 (gēn), 把 (bǎ))
- (archaic) walking stick
Synonyms
- 拐棍 (guǎigùn) (alternative forms: 柺棍, 枴棍 (guǎigùn))
- 拐杖 (guǎizhàng) (alternative forms: 柺杖, 枴杖 (guǎizhàng))
- 手杖 (shǒuzhàng)
Usage notes
- In Mandarin, 拐杖 (guǎizhàng) is the most commonly used term for walking stick. By contrast, 手杖 (shǒuzhàng) can be used to describe a cane that has other uses, such as hiking or scaring away wild snakes.